Meeting papers

Revenue Statement - 2023/24


6.4      Bushfire Resilience and Response Levy
         Basis of Levy
The Bushfire Resilience and Response Levy, a separate rate, will be made and levied for the 2023/24
financial year on all rateable land in the Noosa Shire, to fund a range of services and initiatives
related to a bushfire management prevention and response program directed at reducing bushfire
risk to Shire properties. The funding is primarily aimed at delivering the Council bushland reserve
controlled burn program, ongoing creation, upgrade and maintenance of fire access trails, and also
to supporting volunteer fire brigade emergency response operations within the Shire.

         Levy to Apply
The rate for the financial year ending 30 June 2024 will be 0.0027 cents in the $ of rateable value,
with a minimum of $10.00 per annum as adopted in the 2023/24 budget.

         Basis of Charge Calculation
Council considers that the benefit to any particular rateable land from the establishment of a bushfire
resilience and response program cannot be distinguished from the benefit to any other particular
rateable land. All rateable land in the Shire will benefit from the implementation of the bushfire
resilience and response program and from the implementation of the initiatives listed in 6.4.1, all of
which will be funded by the separate rate. Accordingly a separate rate of 0.0027 cents in the dollar,
with a minimum of $10.00 per annum, is to be levied equally on all rateable land in the shire.

         Discounts
An early payment discount as shown in section 2.3 and Council pensioner concessions as shown in
section 2.4 will not apply to this charge.




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